The White Bay Hotel is a former

pub A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

in operation between 1860 and 1992, since destroyed by fire, demolished, and the land acquired by the

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History

The hotel was built in 1860 on the corner of the then Crescent and Weston Streets in

Rozelle Rozelle is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council. Location Rozelle s ...

, an inner-west suburb of Sydney,

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, Australia. Serving the workers of the

Glebe Island Glebe Island was a major port facility in Sydney Harbour and, in association with the adjacent White Bay facility, was the primary receiving venue for imported cars and dry bulk goods in the region until 2008. It is surrounded by White, Johnsto ...

abattoirs and soap factories, it was relocated in 1915 to make way for the White Bay goods railway. Rebuilt in brick on what is now Victoria Road and popular with the workers at the

White Bay Power Station The White Bay Power Station is a heritage listed former coal-fired power station on a site in White Bay, in the suburb of Rozelle, from Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The remains of the plant can be clearly seen at the western end of ...

until its 1983 closure, and White Bay Container Terminal until the transfer of its facilities to

Port Botany Port Botany is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Port Botany is located 12 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Port Bo ...

, the hotel, which became increasingly squeezed by the widening of Victoria Road after the construction of the

Anzac Bridge The Anzac Bridge is an eight-lane cable-stayed bridge that carries the Western Distributor (A4) across Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Glebe Island (part of the suburb of Rozelle), on the western fringe of the central business district of ...

, ceased trading in 1992. Between this time and 2008, squatters had moved in and were particularly prominent during the

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. In June 2008, the owner of the hotel lodged an application to redevelop the building. On 5 September 2008, the hotel was destroyed by a fire and later demolished. Police initially believed the cause of the fire was suspicious, however investigation found there were no grounds to lay arson charges. The

purchased the site in June 2010 for $2.5 million. The

Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) was a statutory authority that owned and managed some of the Government of New South Wales most significant Sydney harbour foreshore assets, including Sydney's heritage and cultural precincts at The Ro ...

cleared the White Bay Hotel site of building rubble.White Bay Shared Path
/ref> The site is now covered by an access road to the Anzac Bridge.

References

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